1853 in science
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The year 1853 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
Awards
- Copley Medal: Heinrich Wilhelm Dove
- Wollaston Medal for Geology: Adolphe d'Archiac; Edouard de Verneuil
Births
- July 18 - Hendrik Lorentz (d. 1928), Dutch physicist and Nobel laureate.
- September 2 - Wilhelm Ostwald (d. 1932), chemist.
Deaths
- April 23 - Auguste Laurent (b. 1807), chemist.
